Optimal, inc.

27 certified · Median $85,571 a year · Plymouth, MI

Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources

By year

Fiscal yearCertifiedCertified, then withdrawnWithdrawnDenied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 202619000
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 20258000

Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.

Wages

25th percentile
$73,611
Median
$85,571
75th percentile
$93,132

A year, from 27 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.

Job titles

  • Robotics EngineerRobotics Engineers · median $92,6225
  • Computer Vision EngineerEngineers, All Other · median $92,6222
  • AI/Machine Learning EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $85,5711
  • AI/ML EngineerComputer Occupations, All Other · median $84,1981
  • Automotive EngineerAutomotive Engineers · median $77,7921
  • Computer Research EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $68,1411
  • Crash Safety EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $93,6421
  • Design Release EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $93,6421
  • Full Stack DeveloperData Scientists · median $86,9651
  • Full Stack ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $67,0181

Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.

Places

  • Warren, MI20
  • Dearborn, MI2
  • Auburn Hills, MI1
  • Detroit, MI1
  • Livonia, MI1
  • Plymouth, MI1
  • Sterling Heights, MI1

Certified filings by the first worksite.

Filings 27